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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
neuroscientist
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
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| gptkbp:birthDate |
1925-06-17
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| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
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| gptkbp:children |
3
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| gptkbp:contribution |
impact on educational psychology
understanding of the role of the amygdala in memory advancements in cognitive neuroscience |
| gptkbp:field |
neuroscience
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| gptkbp:honors |
Fellow_of_the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
Fellow_of_the_Association_for_Psychological_Science Fellow_of_the_American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Copenhagen Fellow_of_the_Society_of_Experimental_Psychologists |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
James O. W. McGaugh
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| gptkbp:influence |
neuroscience education
understanding of neurodegenerative diseases understanding of synaptic transmission clinical psychology practices understanding of anxiety disorders psychological research methodologies understanding of PTSD understanding of brain plasticity memory-related therapies understanding of cognitive decline in aging understanding of depression understanding of hormonal effects on memory understanding of learning disabilities understanding of memory encoding processes understanding of memory retrieval processes understanding of memory storage processes understanding of neurotransmitter systems understanding of stress effects on memory understanding of the hippocampus in memory |
| gptkbp:influenced |
neuroscience research
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Donald_Hebb
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
research on memory
McGaugh's_Law_of_Memory |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
The Amygdala and Memory
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| gptkbp:publications |
gptkb:Memory:_From_Mind_to_Molecules
Emotional Memory: A Review The Amygdala: A Functional Analysis The Role of the Amygdala in Memory The_Neurobiology_of_Learning_and_Memory |
| gptkbp:researchAreas |
cognitive psychology
memory consolidation neurobiology behavioral neuroscience psychobiology |
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
emotional memory
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| gptkbp:researchInterest |
human studies
animal studies |
| gptkbp:spouse |
Martha_McGaugh
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